Today was Lena's 4th birthday. Clearly it's always going to be a massive change in a child's life to go from being the only, to having to share parents with a new sibling. We just had no idea how major an upheaval this time would be for all of us, especially Lena. So much of our life and conversation at the moment revolves completely around Clem's treatment, we did our best to make today all about her. As will be this post, except to share that Clem now has surgery scheduled for tomorrow (Thurs) afternoon.
Lena's special day included blueberry pancakes for breakfast, several costume changes...
...Clem joined us for a surprise courtyard party put on by the Grace staff...
...a rolling delivery of extra cake and four-year-old-exuberance to share with the nurses on duty...
...many renditions of happy birthday, including one by the violinist who plays in Clem's ward, while Lena experimented with the effect of the air conditioning vent on helium balloons...
...skype with Grammy and Gramps, lunch and more cake with Grandma and Grandpa, and a bedtime story with Clem.
Tomorrow will be hard, but today was lovely. Grateful to those who helped make her day fun and special.
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